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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 14, 2010 Page 5 handling and quarantines restricting movements; planting of a diverse mixture of trees to avoid future catastrophic loss; as well as providing additional educational opportunities for staff and the public. Mr. Brokke noted realities of the EAB issue related to current limited city fore- stry-related resources; and 2010 grant/budget, and 2011 budget; potential funding sources, with Preparedness received in 2010 in the amount of $50,000 for a public tree inventory to be completed by May of 2011; and a limited amount of remov- al/replacement; need for reallocation of existing city funds or additional revenue; cost-share with homeowners; and partnering/sharing with other cities. City Manager Malinen clarified that the golf course had treated their Ash trees by pesticides at a cost of $600 total; and Mr. Brokke estimated that the cost per tree for annual treatment would be $120 per tree. Discussion among Councilmembers and staff included the effectiveness of a pes- ticide treatment rather than complete removal of the trees, with limited data avail- able to-date, but indicating limited success; anticipated completion of the City's tree inventory by the end of summer; average cost of removing a mature tree de- pending on size estimated at $1200 per tree; and staff estimating that Ash trees represented approximately 25% of the City's tree inventory. Councilmember Pust suggested that the City's Code Enforcement staff, complet- ing the annual Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) incorporate and pin- point locations of Ash trees to further facilitate the inventory, and while walking certain areas of the City. Councilmember Pust noted that, in a recent seminar she had attended in New Brighton, they estimated that their community had 3,000 Ash trees. Further discussion included how previous tree disasters (i.e., Dutch Elm disease) had been paid for; availability of a software program to document the tree inven- tory data and to provide cost calculators for additional data; impacts and cost- sharing options for Ash trees on private property; impacts to compromised trees as well as healthy ones with the average life expectancy of Ash trees at 20-30 years; and the City's accountability for stockpiled wood and/or destruction as per state directives. 11. Public Hearings 12. Business Items (Action Items) 13. Business Items - Presentations/Discussions a. Continue Discussions on the 2011- 2020 Capitallnvestment Plan (CIP)